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Submit a Project for the 2025 IDEAS² Awards
We’re looking for exceptional projects that show how American structural steel fosters superior engineering and architectural excellence, adaptive reuse, sustainability, and constructability.
What's New in Modern Steel Construction
This month, learn about an adaptive reuse project that provided an uncommon solution to a common unoccupied building type. You'll also explore AI's place in the steel industry!
Nominate Someone Remarkable for an AISC Award
AISC is accepting nominations for its award programs that honor people who make a difference in the world of design and construction.
See Your Generosity in Action
In March, donors like you gave several students the opportunity to attend NASCC: The Steel Conference. Find out more about the connections and conversations they enjoyed the most!
16th Edition Manual Available
Keep up with the latest updates to AISC's flagship standards! The new edition of the Steel Construction Manual is available for purchase.
Level Up Your End-Plate Moment Connections
AISC's new Design Guide 39 is your one-stop shop for design procedures for end-plate moment connections! You'll find thorough discussions of design concepts, the latest design procedures, and much more.
University of Florida Wins 2024 Student Steel Bridge Competition
"These students worked all year on design, fabrication, and construction and competed with the best of the best," said Christina Harber, SE, PE, AISC's senior director of education. "AISC is proud of all of them, and they should be proud of themselves, too." June 4, 2024Certification Standard on Complex Protective Coating Systems Available for Public Review
The next edition of this standard will supersede the version published in 2010 under the designation AISC 420-10/SSPC-QP 3. This update intends to bring the standard in line with current companion reference standards. May 31, 2024Student Bridge Design Teams to Compete in National Finals May 31, June 1
"It will be a very exciting competition weekend," said Kristi Sattler, SE, PE, PhD, AISC’s university education manager. "I'm looking forward to seeing how these top teams creatively approach one of the widest-ever rivers and whether they’ll opt for the added cost of barges!" May 30, 2024AISC Launches Fabricator Sustainability Program to Drive Green Projects
"Few people recognize that structural steel fabricators are the key player for a project's sustainability," said AISC Director of Sustainability and Government Relations Max Puchtel. "A fabricator's procurement responsibility means that their upstream influence is far greater." May 29, 2024About Us
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), headquartered in Chicago, is a non-partisan, not-for-profit technical institute and trade association established in 1921 to serve the structural steel design community and construction industry in the United States.
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